Radio Atlantic

Who Leaves, Who Stays

When Taliban forces seized control of Kabul last year, many Afghans faced life-changing choices. One family's decision led to a harrowing journey for a young woman and her sister.

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Bushra Seddique wrote about her escape from the Taliban for the September 2022 issue

And she's reported on "What Afghans Want the Rest of the World to Know"


This episode was hosted by Claudine Ebeid and produced by Kevin Townsend with editing from Theo Balcomb. Art by Sally Deng. Fact check by Stephanie Hayes. The managing editor is Andrea Valdez and the executive editor for The Atlantic is Adrienne LaFrance
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